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Diagnostic algorithm for a child or adolescent with suspected pulmonary hypertension. CHD, congenital heart disease; CPET,
Diagnostic algorithm ... hypertension; PCH ... , pulmonary hypertension ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... Workup #Algorithm
Pediatric Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Stridor:
 • Croup
 • Foreign Body
 • Tracheitis
 • Epiglottitis
 •
Pediatric Dyspnea ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Ketoacidosis • Pulmonary ... Embolism #Dyspnea ... #Causes #Peds #
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Parenchyma: • Pneumonia ... hypertension ... amzn.to/2LmUODZ #Dyspnea
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Alveoli • Pneumonia ... Hypertension Pulmonary ... Acidosis #Chronic #Dyspnea
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Chronic Causes of Dyspnea ... Differential Diagnosis Pulmonary ... Pleural effusion, Pneumonia ... Pleural effusion, Pulmonary ... Pericarditis, CAD
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
B-Lines in case of Pneumonia ... pt with fever/dyspnea ... No PMH, immunosuppression ... travel hx, home meds ... /lung sliding: Pulmonary
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
• Cough • Dyspnea ... ratio ≤250 • Hypotension ... Mortality: • Hypotension ... negative predictive value ... Management #treatment #Pulmonary
COPD Management Algorithm - GOLD 2019 guidelines 

Categorize into COPD GOLD A-D -> Initiate first-line therapy
COPD Management Algorithm ... exacerbations, you can ... higher risk of pneumonia ... Guidelines #Management #Pulmonary ... #Algorithm #pharmacology
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia - Illness Script

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY: Unknown trigger, reversible inflammatory/fibroproliferative process. Polypoid fibroblastic aggregates that plug
misdiagnosed as CAP ... Symptoms: Cough, dyspnea ... Clinical diagnosis + path ... identified (autoimmune, meds ... diagnosis #management #pulmonary
Elevated Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

LDH is a cytoplasmic enzyme present in tissues throughout
hemolytic anemia, PNH ... - Prosthetic valves ... • Pneumocystis pneumonia ... Legionnaires disease • Pulmonary ... infarction • COVID-19 Pneumonia